Casey Cardinia Libraries

This August, we're collecting period products for the Share the Dignity campaign!

Share the Dignity aims to donate 500,000 period products in 2024, ensuring that women, girls and those who menstruate who are doing it tough, have access to period products when they need them.

We are accepting donations now! Drop off your donations today at the pink 'Share the Dignity' bins, located at each of our libraries.

Please ensure all donations are kept in their original packaging.

From Monday 5 August to Sunday 18 August, we will be collecting non-perishable food items to donate to local charities in honour of Homelessness Week.

Bring in your items to any of our libraries and hand to a staff member to be donated to the following charities: Transit Food Support, Community Information and Support Cranbourne, the Cranbourne Food Truck, Manna4Life, The Andrews Centre and Vinnies.

Libraries are more than just our wonderful selection of books!

To celebrate National Library and Information Week, we want to showcase some of the services available at Connected Libraries that you might not know about.

- Local History Archive
- Justice of the Peace signing services
- Book Chats and Walking Book Group
- Kids programs like Code Club, Steam Club and Lego Club
- Adult programs like Art Therapy, Friday Night Games and Knit and Stitch
- Digital Literacy classes and one on one Tech Times
- Home Library Service
- Free access to Online Resources such as audiobook apps, LinkedIn Learning and programs to learn how to speak English

To get more out of your library service, visit connectedlibraries.org.au

Did you know that we hold storytimes outside of the library?

Our Outreach Team are busy preparing for an exciting storytime session near you.

You can find storytimes occurring at:

💜 Orana Community Centre
💜 Manna Gum Family and Community Centre
💜 Casey Central Shopping Centre

You can discover the times and dates, and book in for these storytime sessions via our events page, linked in our bio.

The Premiers’ Reading Challenge encourages children and students to read a set number of books over the year and record their efforts online.

The Challenge runs until Friday 6 September and Connected Libraries holds many books that are on the Challenge Booklist.

Each PRC book in the library has a sticker on the spine to indicate the age range, making it easy for students to participate in the challenge.

Visit any of our libraries to explore the PRC collection or click here-connectedlibraries.org.au/prc-2/

On Wednesday 31 July, 6,000 origami houses will be displayed at Parliament House (representing 10% of the 60,000 social homes needed in Victoria), to highlight the urgent need for Governments to fix the housing crisis and end homelessness.

From now until Thursday 8 August, drop into any of our libraries to help us create our own origami houses for a display at Bunjil Place Library.

Keen to uncover what happens behind the scenes of the Australian film and television industry? 🎬🎥

Join experienced screenwriters/script editors Jo Kasch and Paul Gartside as we explore the film and television industry and the many career pathways within!

This talk will be followed by a Q&A, so be sure to bring all your questions along!

📍 Bunjil Place Library
📅 Thursday 8 August
🕖 7:30pm

Bookings are open now! Visit events.connectedlibraries.org.au/event?id=64137 to book your spot.

Struggling to get back into those healthy reading habits?

Join our Warm Winter Read program, and discover your next great read.

All you have to do is keep track each time you read.

You can earn extra points by ticking off challenges such as"
Post a photo in a cosy reading spot
Literary pair or share
Start a new series or read the next in a series
Recommend or review a title
Get out and about
Read a book that transports your mind

See some photos of our examples!

Sign up to the challenge here- vic.readbooks.com.au/

On this episode of Book Matters we are thrilled to be talking to two fabulous writers about their latest releases. First off Janine chats with Canadian crime writer Robyn Harding about her latest thriller The Haters; a twisted tale of fame, obsession, and the dark recesses of social media. Then Kate speaks to Australian author Lia Hill about her novel The desert knows her name; an exquisite novel that speaks to a deep longing for connection with the land, and the silences that persist in contemporary Australia.
We hope you enjoy!

Listen here https://www.buzzsprout.com/1067320/15438431-robyn-harding-lia-hill.mp3?download=true

Do you have trouble remembering your passwords?
Learn how to use the password manager on your Android phone to safely create, store, and enter your passwords

📌 Bunjil Place Library
📅 Friday 26 July
⏰ 2pm

Book your spot here- events.connectedlibraries.org.au/event?id=64164

We are looking for Cranbourne Library users to voice their opinion in a City of Casey Co Design Workshop for the proposed Cranbourne Hub, which involves the relocation of Cranbourne Library.

If you want to have a say, express your interest by Thursday July 25 by clicking here: conversations.casey.vic.gov.au/cranbourne-community-hub-expression-interest

Workshops will be held on Wednesday 31 July during the following times:
11am at Cranbourne Library
3pm at Cranbourne Youth Centre
5.30pm at Mayone-bulluk Family & Community Centre

For any questions, contact [email protected]

We've been knitting for your neighbour this winter!

Our Bunjil Place Knit and Stitch Group have been busy stitching together all the knitted squares donated by generous community members, creating a blanket of many colours for those in need this winter!

There's still time to add your square to the blanket this winter! Visit the link below to find out more.

https://events.connectedlibraries.org.au/event?id=60939

Just some more smiling faces at your local library! 🤩

Our school holiday events have wrapped for the winter, with a great array of programs which kept everyone warm and entertained!

Here's a selection of snaps taken over the second week of school holidays! Let us know what you enjoyed these school holidays.

Borrow laptops from the library!

Local Casey residents and long-time library users, Robin and Arnis have generously donated $25 000 to Connected Libraries to purchase 10 laptops and Wi-Fi dongles.

The laptops are now available to library members. There is no cost to borrow a laptop.

*Due to such high demand, there are currently no laptops available for loan. Please check in with your library over the coming months.

Today is the last day to return your Tiny Art Show canvas!

Voting starts tomorrow and the winners will be announced on Wednesday 5 August.

Good luck!

City of Casey

NAIDOC Week celebrates the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

This year’s theme is Keep the Fire Burning and we are running a NAIDOC themed Storytime:

NAIDOC Week Preschool Storytime
📌 Cranbourne Library
📅 Friday 12 July
⏰ 10.30am

City of Casey

We are happy to announce that our Cranbourne West Library Lounge is now staffed during all opening hours!

From 9am-5pm on Monday to Friday, either Tracy or Sue will be available to assist with any library related enquiries, including joining new members up!

Be sure to say hello next time you're at the Library Lounge.

All of our opening hours are available here-.connectedlibraries.org.au/branches/

City of Casey

Look at all these happy faces! 🤩

We are halfway through our FREE school holiday programs!

This past week, we have enjoyed crafting, sharing stories, mini golf, movies, and many more evets across all our libraries.

Visit your local library or check out the events page these school holidays to discover what's on!

https://events.connectedlibraries.org.au/

The Library is on the road these Winter School Holidays!

Our Library Van will be at Blind Bight Community Centre next Tuesday to offer borrowing for all ages and some fun School Holiday Programs.

📌 NAIDOC Week Storytime- Lets share some of our favourite books by First Nation authors.
📅 Tuesday 9 July
⏰ 11.30am

📌 Indigisteam- Learn about the night sky and its significance in First Nation Culture
📅 Tuesday 9 July
⏰ 2pm

Book your spots now- events.connectedlibraries.org.au/search?q=blind%20bight

A huge thank you to Ramzi from Life Saving Victoria for this fantastic workshop at Doveton Library, educating our community on the importance of staying safe around waters as we look ahead to the warmer months! ☀️🌊

Medicare is 40 in 2024!

To celebrate, the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care has launched a pop-up display in libraries across Australia, including Hampton Park Library!

The display shows the history of the scheme, from the introduction of Medibank in 1975 and how it has evolved in the decades since.

It also looks to the future, highlighting improvements being made to strengthen Medicare.

Learn more about Medicare’s history by visiting health.gov.au/medicare-turns-40

On our latest podcast episode of 'Book Matters', Janine and Courtney speak with two Australian authors.

Janine chats to Aoife Clifford - Writer ford about her new mystery novel ‘It Takes a Town’ which is a vivid story of small-town allegiances and secret grudges.

Then Courtney talks to Amy Hutton Author about her romantic comedy novel ‘Love from Scratch’ which is a delectable story for dog-lovers, cat-lovers and romance lovers.

Listen now on your favourite podcasting platform.

Doveton Library and Endeavour Hills Library will have reduced hours throughout Winter.

Doveton Library:
Monday: 9am – 6pm
Tuesday: 9am – 6pm
Wednesday: 9am – 6pm
Thursday: 9am – 6pm
Friday: 9am – 5pm
Saturday: 9.30am – 12pm
Sunday: Closed

Endeavor Hills Library:
Monday: 9am – 6pm
Tuesday: 9am – 6pm
Wednesday: 9am – 6pm
Thursday: 9am – 6pm
Friday: 9am – 6pm
Saturday: 10am – 4pm
Sunday: Closed

Hours will return to normal on Monday 2 September.

All opening hours can be viewed here- connectedlibraries.org.au/branches/

(Doveton and Endeavour Hills Library Winter opening hours will be updated on our website from 1 July)



City of Casey

Last chance to join the library and WIN!

New Connected Libraries members will go into the draw to win 1 of 5 $100 Kmart vouchers!

It's FREE and easy to join, just visit one of our libraries or click here- connectedlibraries.org.au/join/

We have 6 library locations:
- Bunjil Place Library (Narre Warren)
- Cranbourne Library
- Cranbourne West Library Lounge
- Doveton Library
- Endeavour Hills Library
- Hampton Park Library

This competition is open to all ages, details can be found on our website.
Competition closes Saturday 30 June.

City of Casey

Olympian athlete Brooke Buschkuehl recently visited Cranbourne West Secondary College and delivered an inspiring speech to 320 Year 7 students.

Brooke was presented by Connected Libraries, to encourage the school students to take advantage of the books, study space and resources at our new Cranbourne West Library Lounge.

If you would like Connected Libraries to visit your school, fill out this form to get in touch- connectedlibraries.org.au/librarytoyou/

Welcome back to with the Local History Archive!

Fountain Gate was given it's namesake after the housing estate development in the 1960's. A staple of this estate was the large water fountains that graced the entrance.

These fountains once spouted out water, but were turned off for the final time after the 1970's due to the water flooding the highway.

Do you remember these fountains working? Let us know in the comments below.

Do you need help with your laptop, tablet or phone?

Join Device Discussion, to learn more about mobile phones and everyday technology, hosted by one of our digital literacy experts,

Bring along any questions you have about your device, and we'll go through them as a group.

📌 Bunjil Place Library
📅 Friday, 21 June
⏰ 2.30pm to 3.30pm

Book your spot now- events.connectedlibraries.org.au/event?id=49689

Bookings for our school holiday programs are now open!

Just a few of the events on offer include:
🍪 Cardboard Cookies at Doveton
🎤 Teen Karaoke at Hampton Park
👹 Max and the Wild Things at Bunjil Place
🕺🏼 Contemporary Indigenous Dance at Cranbourne
😂 Crack-Up Laughter Show at Endeavour Hills
✂️ Tween and Teen Crafternoon at Cranbourne West

Get in quick, these events will book out quickly!
events.connectedlibraries.org.au/